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September 23, 2019
Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver
Litigation Team Issue Brief, Fact Sheet, Case Explainer
On February 1, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved Indiana’s request to condition Medicaid coverage of needed health care on work requirements. The approval, which extended the “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” (HIP 2.0) project, also allows the State to require low-income enrollees to pay…
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September 23, 2019
Rose v. Azar, D.D.C.
Litigation Team Court Document, Cases
Indiana residents enrolled in Medicaid filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its extension of a Section 1115 project (HIP 2.0) allowing the State to condition Medicaid eligibility on compliance with work requirements. The approval also permits Indiana to charge enrollees premiums; terminate coverage and prohibit re-enrollment in…
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September 18, 2019
NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Jane Perkins, Joe McLean, and Alicia Emanuel Comments
In comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, NHeLP argues for stronger consumer protections during the debt collection process. Medical debt is a huge problem affecting millions of people, and aggressive collection of medical debt can cause people to restrict future health care use. And, regardless of the source…
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September 12, 2019
Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?
Jennifer Lav and Héctor Hernández-Delgado Webinar
All major Democratic candidates agree that the ultimate goal of any health care reform proposal should be universal health care coverage, but disagree about the best way to get there. Some believe the best option is to add a public option, thereby capitalizing on the coverage and affordability gains…
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September 12, 2019
National Health Law Program Case Statement
Our vision is of a country where everyone has access to the resources they need to be healthy.In commemoration of 50th anniversary, we launched the Strategic Action Fund campaign to raise funds to support National Health Law Program’s future vital work.Our vision is of a country where everyone has access to…
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September 10, 2019
Medicaid’s equal access regulations in danger of being eliminated
Abbi Coursolle, Jane Perkins, and Daniel Young Uncategorized
CMS Administrator Seema Verma recently opined in a Washington Post Op-Ed: “Medicaid payment rates are even lower than Medicare rates. That’s why a substantial proportion of providers — 30 percent — do not accept new patients on Medicaid.” It is curious, then, that only a few days earlier Ms.…
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Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver

NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?

National Health Law Program Case Statement

Medicaid’s equal access regulations in danger of being eliminated

Archive for 2019

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Summary of Lawsuit Filed Against HHS Approval of Indiana’s “Healthy Indiana Plan 2.0” Waiver

Rose v. Azar, D.D.C.

NHeLP Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Webinar: Medicare-for-All? Public Option? What Does It All Mean for Low-Income Individuals?

National Health Law Program Case Statement

Medicaid’s equal access regulations in danger of being eliminated